http://www.granadatapastours.com Granada Tapas tours, guided Tapas in Granada Tue, 31 Jan 2012 10:00:36 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en December Wei Han from Singapour, her husband Yikluen Hoong and their 2 daughters Ruru and Jun Ray came on a walk with me round the Albaicín and down through the historic centre of Granada.  We chatted about lots of topics and some difficult questions were asked (Which Sultan had the most ... http://www.granadatapastours.com/2011/12/12/the-singapore-tour/ Dec 3rd (day time) Beth & Tom Chire from Canada and Richard & Noelle Hess came to me through a webpage where locals in different destinations offer their insight knowledge to visitors (www.toursbylocals.com).  We walked up to the Albaicín and took in the superb view of the Alhambra and then wondered ... http://www.granadatapastours.com/2011/12/05/the-tours-by-locals-group/ Dec 1st Tom came from Belgium to Granada for 5 days and requested a tour on his first day.  After a walk through the Albaicín, we stopped off for a snack in a sunny terrace (December and sunshine!)  We were served a large and tasty tortilla de patatas (potato omelette).  http://www.granadatapastours.com/2011/12/04/tom-van-der-zanden/ November Zainab Abbas and Ali Abbas Sikander requested a tour with me a couple of days ago.  They were pleasantly surprised at the food and wine that was on offer as they hadn´t had much luck with their restaurant choices while in Spain!  Ali had been at a conference in the ... http://www.granadatapastours.com/2011/11/28/the-abbas-sinkanter-tour/ November Bill and Clemente enjoyed 5 nights in Granada and I helped them try out some tapas bars.  They were brave and tucked into a plate of "caracoles" (snails) in this bar.  Both gents live in Los Angeles and are seasoned travellers with their own travel blog (www.korstick.blogspot.com).  Come again ... http://www.granadatapastours.com/2011/11/26/bill-clemente/  Nov 18th Neil and his 7 friends came on a golfing weekend.  They were practising their skills on the greens and then they enjoyed a tapa route round the city.  Neil has a house just outside Granada and he comes out regularly to visit the area. http://www.granadatapastours.com/2011/11/26/neil-belsham-co/ Nov 4th  Neil and Jenny were from Australia and here they are in a tiny tapas bar tucked down a little alleyway.  Well worth it though as on occasions, you´ll get an impromptu flamenco singer in there to entertain you.  The bar used to be a "conversation house" and we enjoyed ... http://www.granadatapastours.com/2011/11/26/neil-jenny-burton/ Mid October I collaborate with an Australian company called Peregrine Adventures and they send me small groups of visitors mainly from Oz and New Zeland.  We travel across Andalucia, visiting Seville, the "pueblos blancos" (white villages), Ronda and then finish in Granada.  I take them out on a very well deserved ... http://www.granadatapastours.com/2011/11/22/peregrine-travellers/ Sept 18th I took Amy & her husband Mike out on a tapa tour on a lovely September evening.  We enjoyed some great wine & chat (tattoos and pin up artwork amongst other things!) Gayle, Nice to hear from you! Our night out with you was a highlight of our trip, and ... http://www.granadatapastours.com/2011/11/20/the-leibrand-tour/ Sept 12th A mix of nationalities joined me for this Monday night mini tour.  The group came from Norway, Germany, Italy, the USA, Belgium and Australia and all wanted to practice speaking Spanish. (Left to Right: Britt, Jonathan, Lauren, Mareike, Hanne, Cristina, Ben, Cedric, Bernd, Claudio & Axel) http://www.granadatapastours.com/2011/11/10/escuela-montalban-students-7/